The LEAD Program is brought to you by the Office of Student Activities and Student Development Programs.

WHAT IS LEAD?:

The LEAD co-curricular certificate program is designed for upper-class students (Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors) looking for leadership development opportunities that will contribute to their personal development and help achieve their leadership potential.  Using Kouzes’ and Posner’s nationally recognized Five Practices of Exemplary Student Leadership as a foundation, the majority of the program consists of workshops that participants elect to attend based on their individual interests and leadership goals.  While the LEAD Certificate offers participants the flexibility to create their own curriculum, there are common program features that include:

* Introduction to, and administration of, the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), the only leadership tool designed specifically for student leaders and approaches leadership as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of  behaviors. This 360° leadership assessment tool helps student leaders measure their leadership competencies, while guiding them through the process of applying Kouzes and Posner’s acclaimed Five Practices of Exemplary Student Leadership® model to real-life challenges.

* Support and guidance from a Philadelphia University leadership mentor that will assist in processing LPI results, maximize your benefits through the LEAD certificate, serve as personal resource and consult with you throughout the program, and beyond.

* Choice of topical and interactive workshops offered throughout the semester designed to develop your leadership skills and increase your networking opportunities with other student leaders in a variety of contexts.  Successful participants must choose, but are not limited to, four workshops from the various offerings during the semester they are participating in order to complete the progam.  Workshops are available on a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the PhilaU student. Tracks will be suggested for various leadership positions, such as student organization leaders and resident assistants.

* Culminating luncheon and workshop that integrates reflection and content from selected workshops with action planning to help ensure students achieve their leadership potential.

Learning Objectives

As a result of actively participating in and completing the LEAD Co-curricular Certificate program, students will:

- Examine and assess areas of strength and of development in terms of exemplary leaderships practices.

- Articulate and execute a plan of action to enhance areas of development by utilizing LEAD workshops offering and other campus resources.

- Integrate content of LEAD workshop within personal areas of development through reflection, journaling and/or conversations with LEAD Mentor.

- Learn to establish and nurture mentor relationships through LEAD program, and consider how mentor relationship can be beneficial as professionals.

- Examine and assess personal growth and leadership development through reflection, journaling and/or conversations with LEAD Mentor.

LEAD STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Timothy Butler, Assistant Dean /

Director of the Campus Center and Student Activities

Aurelio Valente, Associate Dean of Student Development Programs

Maryanne Somaine, Associate Director of Student Development Programs

Heather Horowitz, Assistant Director of Student Activities for Programming

Ryan Bissonnette- Assistant Director of Student Activities for Operations

Office of Student Activities
Phone: 215.951.2744
Fax: 215.951.2644
Email: studentactivities@Philau.edu